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A Review of Anthony Doerr’s CLOUD CUCKOO LAND
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrMy rating: 5 of 5 starsWhen my book club decided to read Doerr's latest, I was...
Twas the Night Before Deadline
I always rerun this post just before Christmas in honor of the angst my fellow writers and I often feel. I hope you...
First Days of School
Certain times of the year are causes for nostalgic thoughts. Fall is one of those special times, when one thing ends...
Judging a Book…
It is not true that readers don't judge a book by its cover. We do. Sometimes we buy a book because the cover is...
If Writing Is An Art,
then editing is a craft. For me, writing the initial draft of any work brings me a freedom to put anything, and I do...
Getting Started
As a writer, I'm often asked where do I find my ideas? How do I get started? I start with two words: What if. I find...
The Keepers of the Box
Every family has a keeper of the box. It's often the eldest child, or the only girl, or the one interested in...
Loving Our Bad Boys
Why is it that we fall in love with our bad boys? I don't mean in real life, although that was true once for me when I...
Drumroll: New Cover Revealed
My last post talked about how misleading the first cover for Eyes Without A Face was. My book isn't about the...
World Building Or Worldview
Hi, my name is Betsy, and I suck at world building. I can no more create a mysterious land, populate it with rare and...
Getting Inside Your Character’s Heads
Any of you who have read my work know I love writing in the first person singular. Why? Because I can get deeply...